Did anyone else freak out thinking their TV was about to do a shit seeing those dead pixels?
Apparently this is a Netflix issue but I'd never seen it before. Quite a relief to come across an article about it.
It's a sensor issue on one of the cameras, and it's incredibly lazy that they didn't fix it in post. The movie was so bad that it's pretty irrelevant, regardless.
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"...this isn't the first time viewers have noticed multiple dead pixels while streaming one of Netflix's Original movies or series. Several Netflix users noted 2020's Extraction had the issue, as did the streamer's recent series Shadow and Bone and Jupiter's Legacy, both of which are heavier on digital effects. As Redditor XEvilrobot pointed out, “I’ve been noticing white pixels in lots of recent Netflix content lately, Shadow and Bone for example had several of them – they’d be there for some scenes and then not on others. Came and went, but always back on the same few pixels when it would be there.”
I don't know about the other shows as I haven't watched them, but this is clearly tied to a specific camera in this instance. It's consistently there for some shots and gone for others. It's not random, widespread, or based on what's on the screen like some compression issue, but specific shots within scenes, with the same pixels (exactly like if a certain camera was affected).
It very well could be that this issue is cropping up in the cameras being used in these productions, but if not, feel free to explain how this could be a "Netflix" or compression issue if you can. I'll accept the explanation if it makes any sense.
It was pointed out by red letter media.
shareI thought it was my TV too for a minute.
shareI seriously freaked out for a second when I saw those. I bought a new tv 3 weeks ago and I thought it was broken.
shareImperfect makes it perfect.
Is "film grain" real? No, but cinephiles love grain! The grain noise make films look Real, Beautiful and Perfect.
"Dead Pixels" in digital photography is equivalent to "Film Grain", it makes the movie more beautiful.
Would you complain grain? No, you love it! So why complain dead pixels?
Just in case you're not being sarcastic as it's not always clear on the Internet.
What do you mean is film grain real? Of course it is...Now of course artificial grain is another thing entirely.
I disagree dead pixels are equivalent to film grain. Artificial film grain has a purpose. Dead pixels are only there due to old/poorly maintained equipment (assuming a camera issue and not a Netflix/compression issue) and then missed being corrected in post.
Do you really think filmmakers will start adding in faux dead pixels for the look? lol
I'm 50% sarcastic, 50% try to make a point.
There are three major Imperfect in film: 24 frames, grain, chromatic aberration.
1. Movie industry used 24 frames to save money, now everyone think that is the "right way" a movie should look, people hate HFR.
2. Grain used to be "noise", now everyone love it.
3. Chromatic Aberration used to be a sign for cheap equipment, now most people love it.
How do you know "dead pixels" wouldn't be a new trend?
Regardless of how we ended up with 24 fps, you can't deny how weird higher frame stuff looks.
You don't think that if we had the capabilities to remove noise in post way back when, it wouldn't have been removed? It was a technical limitation that we just had to deal with.
Who loves Chromatic Aberration exactly? Can you name some popular films where it's used prominently?
There is no reason to not remove dead pixels. I'm sure a typical 10 year old child could do it.
1. "you can't deny how weird higher frame stuff looks."
I never watch a HFR movie, I can't tell you how I feel, maybe I would love it.
2. "it wouldn't have been removed?"
We have the capabilities to remove grain now, but we don't, they even add grain on digital photography!
3. "Chromatic Aberration"
In recent years a lot of video games add this.
1. I suggest you go and watch some and post your feedback. The Hobbit and Gemini Man were shot at a higher fps so if you watched the 4K UHD you could try those. You say 24 fps is considered the "right way" as if it isn't, yet you don't provide anything to backup it's not the right way. You seem to be arguing for the sake of it...
2. Of course we don't remove grain. What I'm saying is, we accepted it as there was no choice and as such, it has the nostalgia it currently does.
3. Meh. Irrelevant.
1. Both movies suck so bad, I don't want to watch again for HFR.
3. Not irrelevant, it show people like it.
I said "I'm 50% sarcastic." Film supporters always say how much they love these "imperfect", it add so much weight to it. Now we digital supporters can say the same thing to them: "We have dead pixels."
"it show people like it."
Does it though? I don't think people base game purchases on whether or not they include Chromatic Aberration...
Snyder didn't read the memo.
"Dead pixels must be removed with a VFX paint fix."
https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001003552
Ha!
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